Five of our favorite boozy brunches in Orlando

March 19, 2015

Hannah GlogowerSantiago's Bodega

Hannah GlogowerSantiago's Bodega

As any occupant of the Facebook hive mind knows, Sunday Funday is the greatest opportunity to boast about last night's walk of shame, somebody's endowment, a weird dance, a dark alley or whatever else made Saturday night so memorable – there are always stories to be told the morning after. Here are some places to don your sunglasses, order a mimosa and spill your gorgeous guts for brunch. Carry on.

Dressed gorgeously and sparsely at the same time, this recent addition to the downtown thoroughfare brings the brunch brilliance in a manner that seems almost effortless. The food is amazing – um, hello, prime rib with ramen – but the specialty cocktails seal the deal.

We're singling out this particular Dexter's location because it's our favorite place to see downtown dwellers eating alone at the bar with heads in hand. The food is amazing and all over the place, with changing brunch menus, and the bar is stacked for your stomach lining's pleasure. We had our first flavored mimosas there!

Perfectly perched for your stumble home should you live in College Park, Paxia offers a modern Mexican take on all things bright and beautiful and requiring sunglasses because, OMG, last night. Even the menu for the Brunch Unlimited brings the humor, with "La Cruda" ("The Hangover") and "La Manana Siguente" ("The Morning After") leading the bill, alongside all manners of beans, eggs, plantains and bacon.

This is a bustling go-to for brunchers of all makes and models. The legendary White Wolf gives you every liquor-absorbing food option your ailing liver could want, along with the mimosas meant to ruin it. There are benedicts for days (lobster! beans and rice!), even if you only have one afternoon to take it all in.